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Resisting proposals to split the measurement and management ICT
Last month we were alerted to a proposal - Classifying and Measuring the Creative Industries – DCMS Consultation– from the Dept of Culture, Media and Sport which proposes to redefine the way that the...
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Business process automation - disruptive change for BPOs
Having recently met with a number of start ups and new entrants in the emerging space of business process automation (BPA), (see Is Blue Prism a game changer in the making?) we are convinced BPA is...
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Eligible TechMarketView subscribers can download the new edition of IndustryViews Venture Capitalto see our concise quarterly review of venture capital investment in the UK software and IT services...
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Where to start with SocialGo?
In keeping with its fine tradition of prompt reporting, AIM-listed, social media SaaS pure-play, SocialGO, announced its results for the year to 31st Dec. 2012 last Friday. It's hard to know where to...
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Apple's new look and feel
There once was a time when all I did was report on exciting new announcements from Apple. It’s been over seven months now since the launch of the iPad mini. Last night Apple announced its new iOS7. The...
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MoJ end user services 'tower' procurement halted
We understand that the Ministry of Justice’s End User Computing (EUC) ‘tower’ procurement (part of the department’s FITS programme) has been halted. The procurement had progressed a significant way. We...
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Trustmarque Solutions completes MBO
Thanks to Paul Kunert at The Register for the heads up on the recently completed MBO at Trustmarque Solutions. The buy-out of the business (for £43m) was led by CEO, Scott Haddow, and sales and...
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Google buys Waze
‘A billion here, a billion there. Soon you’re talking serious money…” . Looking back on the ‘social’ and ‘cloud’ deals we have reported of late, they all seem to be ‘about a $1billion’ even though none...
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MXC takes a slice of Maytech
MXC Capital, the multifaceted corporate finance firm (and TechMarketView Little British Battler programme partner – see here) founded by IT entrepreneurs Ian Smith and Tony Weaver, is to take a stake...
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I got the wrong end date for submissions to the - Classifying and Measuring the Creative Industries – DCMS Consultation in my Resisting proposals to split measurement and management of ICT post last...
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Sopheon H1 under strain
Following a positive end to FY12 (see here) product lifecycle software and services provider Sopheon is heading into its AGM with the news that full year 2013 revenue visibility from contracted...
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Brazilian Totvs takes stake in US 'big data' GoodData
Brazilian (and LatAm) ERP market leader, Totvs, has invested $16m to take a minority stake in San Francisco-headquartered 'big data' business intelligence SaaS firm GoodData, through its VC arm, Totvs...
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Sopra warns on profitability and looks way ahead
The fact that management of Paris-based Sopra Group didn't venture to provide margin guidance for 2013 when it announced last year's results rather set the expectation that the news might not be good....
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The end of the beginning is nigh for 'Mahindra IT'
It looks like the tortuous and protracted process that will see step-siblings Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra complete their merger is finally reaching its conclusion (see 'Mahindra IT' – one company...
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WANdisc: smart move on TortoiseSVN
Rapidly moving WANdisco is going all out for market reach with the acquisition of the TortoiseSVN.Net Community Website. Having bolstered its software assets and significantly accelerated its Hadoop...
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Accumuli acquires Signify Solutions
UK managed security services player, Accumuli, has acquired Signify Solutions for a net cash consideration of £2.6m. To the year ended 31 March 2013, Signify generated £560k of EBITDA on revenues of...
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G-Cloud not just for SMEs
We were drawn to an article on v3.co.uk (The Frontline) which highlighted that of the £4m spent by UK public sector through the G-Cloud framework (Cloudstore) in April, £1.3m went to IBM. Steria also...
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Nicholson put through the wringer over NPfIT
Yesterday Sir David Nicholson, KCB, CBE, Chief Executive of NHS England, faced the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). His questioning over the so-called gagging clauses for NHS staff has dominated this...
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Yahoo drops another two into its shopping basket
Yahoo’s push for assets has taken two more steps forward with acquisitions in the conference call and the iOS photo apps spaces. First up was the photo app from GhostBird Software, followed by the more...
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Triad soldiers on
Old soldiers never die … and veteran IT staff agency, project shop, and ex-Holway Boring Award winner, Triad is living proof. Now in its 104th year (or so it seems), Triad continues a graceful decline...
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